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somervta comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 27, chapter 98 - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: Vaniver 28 August 2013 07:29PM

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Comment author: ShardPhoenix 30 August 2013 06:10:43AM 5 points [-]

It seems likely that many adult wizards (eg Snape) can cast both. Can't remember if this is the case in canon or not.

Comment author: somervta 30 August 2013 07:54:58AM 3 points [-]

This is true in canon. I would see no problem even in HPMOR with wizards casting Patroni and AKs. It's only with Patronus 2.0 that there might be some incompatibility.

Comment author: ikrase 30 August 2013 04:06:54PM 5 points [-]

It seems vaguely possible that Harry's Dark Side compartementalization might allow him to cast both AK and True Patronus.

Comment author: EternalStargazer 30 August 2013 02:19:14PM *  0 points [-]

Yes, that was my point, it's the True Patronus charm that is the exact opposite of AK, the Patronus Charm 1.0 is really a Dumbledore spell. It avoids fear of death by thinking about something else.